II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. Graduation is a good time to thank those who have helped you _________ the tough years.
A.through B.up C.with D.from
26. To stay awake, he finished a cup of coffee and ordered _________.
A.the other B.other C.the others D.another
27. It's no use _________ without taking action.
A.complain B.complaining C.being complained D.to be complained
28. I _________ worry about my weekend—I always have my plans ready before it comes.
A.can't B.mustn't C.daren't D.needn't
29. When Mom looked back on the early days of their marriage, she wondered how they had managed with _________ money.
A.so few B.such few C.so little D.such little
30. It doesn't matter if they want to come to your party, _________?
A.doesn't it B.does it C.don't they D.do they
31. After getting lost in a storm, a member of the navy team _________ four days later.
A.rescued B.was rescued C.has rescued D.had been rescued
32. The rare fish, _________ from the cooking pot, has been returned to the sea.
A.saved B.saving C.to be saved D.having saved
33. At one point I made up my mind to talk to Uncle Sam. Then I changed my mind, _________ that he could do nothing to help.
A.to realize B.realized C.realizing D.being realized
34. Did you predict that many students _________ up for the dance competition?
A.would sign B.signed C.have signed D.had signed
35. There is clear evidence _________ the most difficult feeling of all to interpret is bodily pain.
A.what B.if C.how D.that
36. If a lot of people say a film is not good, I won't bother to see it, or I'll wait _________ it comes out on DVD.
A.whether B.after C.though D.until
37. The police officers in our city work hard _________ the rest of us can live a safe life.
A.in case B.as if C.in order that D.only if
38. The message you intend to convey through words may be the exact opposite of _________ others actually understand.
A.why B.that C.which D.what
39. You’ll find taxis waiting at the bus station _________ you can hire to reach your host family.
A.which B.where C.when D.as
40. Today we have chat rooms, text messaging, emailing...but we seem _________ the art of communicating face-to-face.
A.losing B.to be losing C.to be lost D.having lost

Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

How would you like to wear the same underwear (內衣褲) for weeks? Owing to the work that has gone into developing intelligent materials, this may not be as ___41___ as it sounds. Self-cleaning clothes have now been created, and these new materials provide ___42___ resistance to dirt as well as water. As a result, they require much less cleaning than traditional materials.

The creation of self-cleaning clothes provides an example of how nature helps scientists develop better products. This self-cleaning nature is known as the “lotus effect”. The name comes, of course, from the lotus leaves, which are famous for growing in muddy lakes and rivers while remaining almost ___43___clean. By observing nature, scientists are ___44___ the qualities of the lotus leaves to the materials they have engineered. Because of this, some remarkable new products have been ___45___. Among them are special windows that are resistant to dirt and water. A special ___46___ on these windows not only prevents dirt from sticking to their surfaces, but also allows dust to be easily washed off by the rain. In fact, these new windows have already been ___47___ to some cars. Even when traveling at high speed through rain, these cars never have to use their windshield wipers (雨刮器).

Although we have already seen some practical applications, even more dramatic ___48___ will be made in the future, and they will, perhaps, change our world completely. Undoubtedly, technology is an important development, and it will have an even bigger ___49___ on our lives.

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